Daniel Ricciardo says he is 'not scared' of the challenge of returning to F1 with AlphaTauri, but admits the AT04 has its 'limitations'.
Daniel Ricciardo says he is"not scared of anything" ahead of a challenging mid-season Formula 1 comeback with AlphaTauri in place of Nyck de Vries.De Vries was ousted just 10 races into his rookie F1 season after failing to match
"But also, I feel like I've been through a lot the last few years where I'm not really scared of anything that's going to be thrown my way. "But I also don't expect to get off to a slow start. I want to hit the ground running and try and also use what I've learned in this time off to put it to use."Ricciardo's surprise call-up came just half a season into his sabbatical after a bruising two-year stint at. And while Helmut Marko's phone call arrived much earlier than expected, the Australian said it came at the right time for him to have built up the desire to return.
"I've been part of the Red Bull family for so long. And I know that these things can happen. So even though I was for sure taking some time off this year, in the back of my mind I knew maybe I will get a call." "Once I'd done a few sim sessions I started feeling like myself again. And that kind of brought me back to normal Daniel, where I was falling back in love and ready to go again."
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